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ASEAN Russia
Asia-Pacific

Thanks to Trump, Russia's own 'pivot to Asia' is bearing fruit

Moscow is taking advantage of the opportunities unleashed by the Iran war's impact on the ASEAN states

Starmer Macron Merz
Europe

When did Western statecraft lose its fear of the unknown?

Prudence has been replaced by confidence that conflict can be precisely managed. Nowhere is that more evident than in the European approach to Russia.

Keir Starmer resignation
Europe

Starmer's exit exposes dirty secret: UK can't afford Ukraine War

His Labour Party replacement faces the prospect that Britain's best bet is aligning with Trump to end the conflict

Zelensky and Alexander Lukashenko
Europe

Zelensky threatens Belarus as NATO hovers at edges of war

An exchange of accusations and threats, on top of Kyiv attacks deep into Russia, risks drawing in the US and Europe. Is that what Ukraine wants?

Ukraine wants to make its own Patriot missiles. That's a bad idea.
Europe

Ukraine wants to make its own Patriot missiles. That's a bad idea.

Neither Kyiv nor Washington would benefit if Trump agrees to hand over the intellectual property for the state-of-the-art interceptors

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Donald Trump Vladimir Putin
Europe

Trump is blowing his chance to make peace in Ukraine

A serious attempt to end the war means shifting focus from territory, making realistic promises, and bringing all parties to the table